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University of Georgia

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Athens, GA
Population 300,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 31,310
Men / Women 43% / 57%
White 61%
Asian 12%
Hispanic 8%
Black 7%
Mixed 4%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 34%
Humanities & Social Sciences 30%
Life & Natural Sciences 18%
Engineering, Computing & Math 10%
Arts 6%
Education 3%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,450
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $31,688
Est. In-State Cost $14,812
Est. Out-of-State Cost $40,992
10-Year ROI $237,000
ROI Percentile 91th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 94%
4-Year Graduation Rate 75%
6-Year Graduation Rate 90%
Transfer-Out Rate 7%

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,640 (57th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (45th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 40%
Yield (Unbound) 38%
Early Action Oct 15
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $74M #14
Life & Natural Sciences $417M #48
Engineering, Computing & Math $45M #122
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 473 #24
Life & Natural Sciences 503 #45
Engineering, Computing & Math 57 #94

Honors College

Name Jere W. Morehead Honors College
Students 2,800 (9%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_required
Submitted Test Scores 99%
SAT Range 1,270 – 1,480
ACT Range 29 – 34

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences 1,088 34% / 66% 1% $66,150
Agriculture 9 56% / 44% 0%
Animal Health 2 0% / 100% 0% $63,354
Animal Sciences 25 +1 16% / 84% 0% $63,354
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 48 +1 40% / 60% 4% $62,667
Biology 530 +27 35% / 65% 1% $66,378
Biomedical Sciences 4 25% / 75% 0% $66,378
Biotechnology 23 22% / 78% 4%
Botany 3 +1 67% / 33% 0%
Cellular Biology 20 30% / 70% 0% $58,686
Dairy Science
Ecology 44 36% / 64% 2%
Entomology 8 75% / 25% 0%
Environmental Science 5 40% / 60% 0%
Food Science 3 0% / 100% 33% $81,809
Forestry 10 70% / 30% 0% $79,305
Genetics 46 +1 35% / 65% 4% $73,935
Horticultural Science 26 19% / 81% 0%
Microbiology 37 32% / 68% 0% $70,954
Physiology 57 23% / 77% 0%
Poultry Science 13 +3 46% / 54% 8% $63,354
Soil Science 10 30% / 70% 0%
Turf and Turfgrass Management 1 100% / 0% 0%
Wildlife Sciences 36 25% / 75% 0% $44,931
Zoology 43 19% / 81% 2%
Agricultural Economics 23 +3 43% / 57% 0% $74,016
Agricultural and Applied Economics 37 +3 78% / 22% 0% $74,016
Recreation and Tourism Management 6 50% / 50% 0% $37,643
Agricultural Communication 19 +1 21% / 79% 0% $69,078
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Engineering 746 74% / 26% 2% $103,570
Agricultural and Biological Engineering 8 88% / 12% 0% $92,010
Biochemical Engineering 32 50% / 50% 0%
Biological Systems Engineering 34 53% / 47% 3%
Civil Engineering 69 74% / 26% 0%
Computational Science 20 65% / 35% 0%
Computer Engineering 37 81% / 19% 3%
Computer Science 280 +4 76% / 24% 4% $103,901
Electrical Engineering 37 84% / 16% 3%
Environmental Engineering 31 42% / 58% 3%
Mechanical Engineering 187 83% / 17% 0%
Marine Sciences 11 45% / 55% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Environment and Design 56 27% / 73% 0% $68,747
Landscape Architecture 56 27% / 73% 0% $68,747
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Family and Consumer Sciences 514 24% / 76% 1% $64,235
Nutritional Sciences 94 +2 19% / 81% 1% $79,141
Consumer Economics 41 54% / 46% 5% $71,030
Financial Planning, Housing, and Consumer Economics 61 74% / 26% 2% $71,030
Hospitality Management 29 21% / 79% 0%
Human Development and Family Science 148 6% / 94% 0% $50,534
Fashion Merchandising 79 4% / 96% 1% $57,775
Housing and Interior Design 62 +2 34% / 66% 0% $71,394
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Pharmacy 17 29% / 71% 0% $137,060
Pharmaceutical Sciences 17 29% / 71% 0% $137,060
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Public Health 128 9% / 91% 0% $75,266
Environmental Health 20 15% / 85% 0% $75,266
Health Promotion 108 8% / 92% 0% $75,266
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences 2,035 29% / 71% 1% $61,111
Astronomy 13 62% / 38% 0%
Mathematics 44 +1 43% / 57% 2% $77,334
Physics 5 80% / 20% 0%
Statistics 29 +3 52% / 48% 10% $86,547
Atmospheric Sciences 6 +1 17% / 83% 0%
Chemistry 33 30% / 70% 0% $55,571
Geosciences 11 +1 36% / 64% 0% $69,573
African American Studies 3 33% / 67% 0% $65,127
Anthropology 34 +3 15% / 85% 0% $48,002
Arabic Language and Literature
Classics 6 +3 33% / 67% 0%
Cognitive Science 39 +2 38% / 62% 3% $63,496
Comparative Literature 8 +1 12% / 88% 0% $51,462
East Asian Languages 2 +2 50% / 50% 0%
English 94 +6 21% / 79% 0% $51,913
French 13 +2 23% / 77% 0% $58,327
General Studies 13 +1 31% / 69% 0%
Geography 15 +1 60% / 40% 0% $60,084
German 6 83% / 17% 0% $57,977
History 90 +6 53% / 47% 0% $55,330
Interdisciplinary Sciences 117 +1 29% / 71% 1% $68,562
International Affairs 179 +32 30% / 70% 1% $70,073
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Linguistics 23 +2 48% / 52% 0% $51,462
Philosophy 31 +2 58% / 42% 0%
Political Science 239 +34 44% / 56% 0% $68,409
Psychology 578 +36 17% / 83% 1% $60,169
Religion 10 +3 60% / 40% 0%
Romance Languages 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $58,327
Russian 5 60% / 40% 0%
Sociology 72 +13 24% / 76% 4% $56,225
Spanish 55 +3 15% / 85% 0% $58,327
Women's Studies 9 +1 11% / 89% 0% $65,127
Art 113 +1 11% / 89% 0% $47,786
Art History 15 13% / 87% 0% $47,786
Dance 12 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Film Studies 20 +2 55% / 45% 0%
Music 19 53% / 47% 0% $50,786
Music Performance 15 87% / 13% 0% $50,786
Music Theory and Composition 7 +4 43% / 57% 0% $50,786
Music Therapy 7 0% / 100% 0%
Studio Art 25 20% / 80% 0% $47,786
Theatre 16 +1 31% / 69% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication 698 26% / 74% 1% $69,959
Advertising 155 22% / 78% 1% $69,359
Communication Studies 111 +1 30% / 70% 2% $64,648
Digital and Broadcast Journalism 109 44% / 56% 2% $69,819
Journalism 165 33% / 67% 0% $74,766
Public Relations 158 6% / 94% 0% $69,359
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Mary Frances Early College of Education 598 30% / 70% 1% $65,717
Communication Sciences and Disorders 71 0% / 100% 0% $61,944
Exercise and Sport Science 125 27% / 73% 0% $65,793
Kinesiology 10 70% / 30% 0% $65,793
Agricultural Education 10 20% / 80% 0% $71,652
Sport Management 146 69% / 31% 1% $65,793
Early Childhood Education 109 3% / 97% 0% $66,628
English Education 13 8% / 92% 0% $71,652
Family and Consumer Sciences Education 3 0% / 100% 0% $71,652
Language Education 6 17% / 83% 17% $71,652
Mathematics Teacher Education 6 17% / 83% 0% $71,652
Middle Grades Education 21 14% / 86% 0% $66,628
Science Education 7 14% / 86% 0% $71,652
Social Studies Teacher Education 22 45% / 55% 5% $71,652
Special Education 34 15% / 85% 0% $55,188
Music Education 15 +2 53% / 47% 0% $71,652
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Public and International Affairs 72 25% / 75% 0% $59,489
Criminology 72 +10 25% / 75% 0% $59,489
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Social Work 41 7% / 93% 0% $54,878
Social Work 41 7% / 93% 0% $54,878
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Terry College of Business 2,295 56% / 44% 1% $100,948
Accounting 156 +5 49% / 51% 3% $100,703
Economics 72 50% / 50% 1% $82,684
Finance 463 +57 67% / 33% 1% $98,287
General Business 11 36% / 64% 0%
International Business 1 +99 0% / 100% 0% $114,301
Management 228 +10 57% / 43% 0% $118,513
Management Information Systems 347 +36 66% / 34% 1% $115,043
Managerial Economics 177 +18 64% / 36% 1% $93,593
Marketing 427 +22 32% / 68% 0% $98,087
Real Estate 149 +23 66% / 34% 0% $90,537
Risk Management and Insurance 253 +12 63% / 37% 2% $92,066
Social Entrepreneurship 11 0% / 100% 0%